Judith Eckstein hasn’t worked as the Math Lab coordinator since March 5, though her return as a tutor is forecast. Several students took to the Board of Trustees to argue her cruciality.

It’s a “sobering and scary time” for community colleges. The state of California prospered in February, but SMC is still floundering. SMC’s fund balance to expenditures ratio is 12%, the second lowest in the state. Legislative advisors are recommending California cut back on special programs and focus on core costs at community colleges.

Sperm racing, an all-new sport, is set to premiere at the Hollywood Palladium on April 25, where a USC and a UCLA student will face off and race their sperm. The Sperm Racing company aims to combine technology and sport to raise awareness for male infertility.

Bernie Sanders’ rounds of cross-country, no-cost speaking engagements have produced crowds more populous than the Vermont senator saw in both his bids for President; here, an up-close view on what he had to say in LA, at his largest event yet.

SMC’s student government will vote on a directive declaring students’ right to speak freely at school; meanwhile, the federal government boasts about eradicating ideas and intellectual property that are “illegal,” and student visas are revoked from coast to coast.

Half a million rallied nationwide against Trump and Musk on Saturday; in Los Angeles, tens of thousands joined in at City Hall.

The Corsairs avenged their previous Week 13 loss, ending the Long Beach City College Viking's nine-game win streak.

In the wake of the wildfires, a special program by FEMA offers debris removal for private, and some commercial, estates. Now, the program applies to condos and multi-family buildings with occupied units.

Concerned citizens and SMC staffers rallied at Tesla facilities across the country and the planet to air every last grievance about the current state of the federal government.

At 10 a.m., Associated Students announced 2025-26 election results, including two contested positions and a controversial legislative initiative.

Candidates running for next year’s student government faced a jury of their peers, who brought the heat.

This week, students will vote on a resolution of Palestinian solidarity, sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).

Santa Monica re-entered the immigration protest arena with a two-mile trek on Saturday.

The Adelante Club held an Anti-ICE Solidarity March attracting students, staff and counter-protesters.

Corsairs’ beach volleyball falls short to the Hope International Royals and the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Santa Monica College was included in a list of 60 colleges and universities warned to uphold Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

Lawyers and local leaders offer advice and promises to undocumented Santa Monicans.

In protest of the Oscars, differing political groups occupied the streets, resulting in citations.

Amidst the Trump administration's new policies on immigration, the City of Santa Monica and Santa Monica College find ways to respond.

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